Aloha fellow Firewalkers!
Going on 9 weeks now, the girls are coloring up nicely suggesting harvest time is just around the corner. My observation is that using 2 bulbs concurrently during flower, the combining of blue with red, results in my window increasing slightly but I am convinced that the quality of bud has improved. I am watching humidity closely at this juncture, along with trimming up dead leaves, recycling dehumidifier water, reducing light; all part of the regimen as I wind down this grow.
I kept all clones of the Curandera (SDxMedMan male) and am glad I did because I fear my pollination program was not successful this time. If not, then I will grow more males down the road as I see this as a project worth continuing. The Medicine Man male added good structure to this plant, slightly reducing the axillary growth while adding a little more height and I will pay particular attention to these phenotypes. Both parents contribute to vigor and healthy clones. It is a plant that frosts up nicely. They smell of fruit including strawberries with this grape pheno being my favorite. They are the most fragrant within this grow.
Due to space limitations, I only kept several clones of Nursie (ACDCxOrtega male). The one I should have kept- I didn’t.

On top of that most succumbed to salt. ACDC was always a bitch to grow. I did not take the time to revive because as I shared with you earlier- I had messed up the naming of males for the pollination project. Smoking The Doors before working, doh, didn’t help! I will grow her again later and will just have to be happy with what bud I have in hand. She does make a great anxiolytic tincture. They predominately smell of berries like their father.
Again, due to space, I kept one of the three Critical Mass plants. It was of medium yield. The one I should have kept is pictured, she smells of earth and hash. I will give the clones up and revisit this variety down the road. As always, I look forward to her smoke.
The Ortega, what can I say about the Ortega? I love this plant. While she is not quite as odorous as the others, she still throws a hint of berries. Out of the 3 plants, I did keep the right clone! She competes in yield to the Critical Mass. Able to support her own weight with minimal outside support, I love her confirmation and have never doubted her potency, which is always my first criteria of selection. A good eater, not finicky in the least, she cloned well and strong and will definitely be kept for the bread and butter.
I am looking forward to them all coming home soon as the other girls, the Nev/Doors cross are raging at this point. More on that in the BDM thread.

Mu